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Payday 2 devs apologise over microtransaction mess

Payday 2 studio Overkill has apologised for a number changes to the game that have annoyed its community. In mid-October, the firm introduced in-game payments, something met with a firmly negative reaction from the title’s fans. Despite this vocal reaction, Overkill said the microtransactions were ‘working as expected’ before introducing …

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More ‘pay-to-win’ microtransactions added to Payday 2

Starbreeze studio Overkill has irked players once again with the addition of new gameplay-boosting microtransactions to Payday 2. Destructoid reports that the game’s latest update has added ‘Team Boosts’ which grants cash and XP boosts for players. The effect is increased when more players on a team are using it. …

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Payday 2 devs says microstransactions are ‘working as we intended’

Overkill has at last responded to fans who continue to be outraged by the game’s recent addition of microtransactions. The shooter’s recent Black Market update added weapon-boosting perks to the game which can be obtained via a cash-purchase. Fans were especially agitated as the developer explicitly stated in may 2013 …

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Payday 2 makes paid-for content free

Overkill has altered the role of in-game payments in Payday 2 following an angry response from fans. Less than a week ago, the studio introduced microtransactions to Payday 2, which many fans found hard to swallow. Many dug up the developer’s previous 2013 vow that it wouldn’t add paid content …

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Starbreeze says Payday 2 Xbox One fix may not arrive until the end of the year

Overkill, the Starbreeze studio dedicated to the Payday series, has promised to fix the online problems troubling the Xbox One version of the game. Many players are even now still struggling to get into online games, some three months on from the game’s release. The issues will be resolved, Overkill …

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505 is publishing Starbreeze’s The Walking Dead game

There’s another game based on The Walking Dead on the way, this time from Starbreeze and 505 Games. Following on from 505’s acquisition of a stake in Starbreeze last month, it will now handle next-gen publishing duties for The Walking Dead from Starbreeze-owned studio Overkill, which is the team behind …

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Payday 2: Crimewave Edition heading to PS4 and Xbox One in June

An upgraded edition of Payday 2 is heading to Playstation 4 and Xbox One this June, publisher 505 Games has announced. Previously dubbed Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, the new-gen release boasts 1080p resolution and improvements to frame rate. The release also includes what developer Overkill describes as a year’s worth …

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Payday developer Overkill working on new Walking Dead game

A new Walking Dead game is in development by Payday studio Overkill, franchise creator Robert Kirkman has announced. Kirkman published an announcement post on the Payday 2 Steam community page, expressing his excitement over the collaboration. "I’m a huge fan of what Overkill and Starbreeze have been able to do …

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E3 2011: Sony unveils Payday The Heist

Payday: The Heist is a co-op first-person shooter in development for PC and PSN that puts you at the heart of illegal high stakes scores. Coming from Swedish studio Overkill Software, you take on the role of a hardened criminal and will be aided by three partners, either player-controlled or …

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AUS: Welcome To Violence pack announced

Perhaps fearing that mere M15+ violence will no longer be sufficient to abate the Aussie appetite for violence if authorities do indeed legalise the sale of R18+ games, Sega has announced a topically titled ‘Welcome To Violence’ triple-pack for Wii. The publisher, according to Kotaku, describes the bundle as a …

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